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Happy New Year!
DWCampus
Connections
The bulletin board outside of Baddour
Library is available to the DWC community to announce events, notices,
items for sale, rides needed, etc. Please use it as a means to get the
word out and about DWC. Push pins are available on the bulletin board or
at the Library service desk.
Check Out the
Board Games
The Student Senate has now added brand
new board games to the fun stuff (Frisbees) for loan through Baddour
Library. The following games circulate for 3 days with your DWC ID card:
Twister (2 copies)
Trivial Pursuit
Scrabble
Risk
Monopoly
Clue
Battleship
New Scanner on Upper Level
A new scanner has been
added to the public computers on the upper level of the Library. This
new addition provides more equipment availability for scanning photos,
documents, etc. There are 2 scanners in the Media Lab as well.
New Feature Film DVDs and Videos
40-Year-Old Virgin
Antitrust
Chain Reaction
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Cinderella Man
Dead Calm
Diamonds are Forever
Enemy at the Gates
Firefox
F.I.S.T.
Flight of the Phoenix
GoldenEye
Hoffa
House of Wax
The Molly Maguires
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
The Neverending Story
The Notebook
Polar Express
Sahara
Star Wars – Revenge of the Sith
Stealth
Uncle Buck
A View to a Kill
War of the Worlds
Wedding Crashers
The World is Not Enough
One City, One Book- Nashua Reads
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Baddour Library has copies
of this true account of the tragedy of the whale ship Essex (upon which
Herman Melville based his classic Moby Dick). This spring, the Nashua
Public Library and local bookstores will host book discussions and
programs of a seafaring nature. Contact Baddour Library for information
or check online at
nashualibrary.org |
Welcome Back!
Finding Funding
Faculty and staff interested in researching project or grant funding can
now access the Foundation Directory online. This resource requires a
username and password to login. Please contact the Library at 577-6559
or librarian@dwc.edu for this information. To connect to the Foundation
Directory go to the Library’s homepage at:
www.dwc.edu/library and
select from the window beside “use online resources” the Foundation
Directory. Or go directly to their website at:
fconline.fdncenter.org.
Access permits just one user at a time, so please logout when you are
finished using the Foundation Directory online.
Copyright Compliance, Fair Use, and
The TEACH Act
Daniel Webster College and Baddour Library have formally adopted this
copyright policy that brings us into compliance with US Copyright Law
and the TEACH Act. The Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization
Act enables the College to digitize materials used in face-to-face
classes for the online learning environment as long as access is
protected/restricted to course registrants. Library and ITS staff worked
together to fulfill TEACH Act requirements. The policy can be accessed
online at:
http://www.dwc.edu/library/copyright_policy.shtml
New Books on CD
Absolute Friends
Against All Enemies: Inside America’s War on Terror
Chasing the Devil
Chronicles of Narnia
The Codex
The Da Vinci Code
Death by Meeting (a leadership fable about solving
the most painful problem in business)
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim – Sedaris
The Full Cupboard of Life
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
In the Moon of Red Ponies
Jim Dale performs A Christmas Carol
John Updike audio collection
The Killer Angels
Kiss Me While I Sleep
My Life
Saving Francesca
The Shining
Learn more about these audio books through the Library’s catalog at:
http://frontier.dwc.edu/search/ftlist
Click on Books on CD (on the next page).
Get Your IRS Forms Online
IRS forms and publications are available online at:
http://www.irs.gov. If you can't find a tax form you can call: 1 800 829
3676
Library Survey Results
Thanks to all of you who filled out the library survey last spring, and
to Dr. Tom Anastasi who crunched the numbers. The response rate was
unexpectedly high. Customer service, knowledge, and helpfulness had a
satisfaction rating of 98.4% across demographics. Recommendations for
improvement included:
• Library hours need to be expanded
• The importance of the library as a quiet place for study
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